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WATER AND SEWAGE.
Mayor Comstock Gathering Informa
tion on Both Subjects.
Winona, Minn., Employs Holly Primps
nnd a Stand-Pipe—lt is Also to
Use the Rhone Spwage System.
Several months ago Sacramento was
risked by R. H. ftasford of Winona,
Minn., who spent several hour* here
viewing the city, in company with Mayor
Comstock. and inspecting the water and
sewerage systems in vogue here. On his
return to Winona Mr. liasford induced
th" <ity Attorney of that place to write
Mayor Comstock a long letter on the sub
ject of the water system of Winona,
which contained much valuable informa
tion, but was, unfortunately, mislaid and
lost.
Mayor < 'omstock has, however, had sev
eral letters from Mr. Bosibtd on the sub
ject, Hip last one being received yester
day. The writer say-:
Winona, Minn., Ofetober 24, 1891.
W. D. Cbmttoek, tiaj/or-. Sacramento. Gbl.—
Dr.\R Hin: Your valtted favor or 20thlnat.
At hand. Our water works system In what it
•called the Holly B>.strin, (direct (H-ssnn ,
with a stand-; ip; attachment, whien can be
Out ofl when required. The stand-pipe is io
oated a ft-w fc<-i uoia tiio pumping woi'ks, and
a lew f><?t from the river.
This stand-pipe is 210 feet high and four
fret in diameter. The urn 75 feet isot luiii
lncli boiler Iron.the second ; 5 red Isol te . <-v-
Btxteenthft-inch boiler iion, and the balance <>f
eighths-inch. It hold* 19,740 gallons
uiil, a jm-s-utr ot v: pounds to the
Bquare-lncb iij tin- mains is maintained, 'lhe
National Boiler Worka of Chicago made it
and (Hit it up.
We are now laying both water and sewer
(Shone system) pipes In our streets, and sev
eral hnndivd men :;r<- now at work.
If your 4ity "would tend one or wore men
bere immediately before our trorkoi -
account of freezing up), a full and complete nn-
I Dtding could tie had of both systems,
(water and Better), which would be of great
vnttli to sour city in their action, as Sacra
mento and this city are almost exactly niikf,
both :i- nl lay of the ground, being
level and with no tall to the river.
We will endeavor to nwc you or yours com
n-j ii.-k- all the Information possible, which,
with our experience, would be of great value
to you. Yours truly, H. B. Basfokd.
The writer does not saj* much about
Winonu's water system, the only special
feature of which in the stand-jpipe, which
gives Bach a powerful pressure npon the
water in the mains. This is wlmi Sacra
mento requires, and should have, whether
tho water supply continues t > come from
the river, or whether it be procured
from wells east of the city, as is contem
plated.
It is to view the Shone system of dis
posing oi sewage that Mr." t&asford ad-
Sacnunento to send a couple of citi
zens to Winona, as it is now in course of
construction. This is the system that c.
!■. Bassett recommended:, ana on which he
iiiade an elaborate report while City Sur
veyor some three years ago.
Mayor Comstock regards the sug
gestion as a good one, and thinks it would
:><> well for the City to send a couple of her
more intelligent citizens to inspect the
Shone system iv Winona. The other
Trustees do not think so, hence thero will
probably be nothing done about it unless
Home unofficial body should see fit to
lake the matter up.
rlh.- EtfiooHD-UmoH explained, some
months ago, the system that appears to
be best suited to Sacramento for dispos
ing of sewage—that of chemical precipi
tation and the pumping of the liquid
portion into the river. The cost would
not be anywhere near that of the Shone
system. If anyone should be sent Etrni
to inspect the workings of any system,
that in vogue in Worcester should also be
examined.
EVERYBODY'S COLUMN.
Correspondence of Interest to the
General Public.
[Under this heading the RecortM'nion
Will publish short letter* from corresiondents
>•> of interest to tlie general public The
In thine communications win be un
•od to represent only tin- views or the
writers. All loinmiiMicriiioiis most be accom
jmnied by the name of the writer, nor for pub
lication, unless -o desired, but as a gum an tee
of good faith.--Ki>.-.]
More City Debt Tnlk.
Ens. Rixorp-I'nion: Some of the
daily papers of our city have put on their
■war-paint and are having a regular Kil
kenny cat fight over our bonded indebt
edness; and. let me tell you, these gen
tlemen are all off on this subject. The
idea of us waiting for the next six years
fbr thesf botlda to mature is simply pre
posterous. We have been waiting far
the past twenty years on these very same
promises, and we are about as nenr liqui
dating this debt«as we were then.
TN'o, "tnlk is cheap.'* bat it takes money
to i ay JjJ 35 on The $100 of our city t:t\' s.
But I have s suggestion, and If carried
out I think it will solve this perplexed
.
ffACTAflWtfr mtLY R£COITO-Tt>sTOyr, HOCTAY, 2, 1891.—SIX PAGES.
question and will be the means of put
ting this city in the front rank of all
others on this coast; it is this:
Let the press of this city urge the pass
age of our new charter, and if, by its
passage, it will wipe out the Funded
Debt Commission, well and good. This
will be one step in the right direction.
Then let us issue new oonds redeema
ble in twenty years, and drawing 5 per
cent, interest. Then let our own people
have the first privilege of taking any
amount they choose of these bonds, and
let the balance be disposed of In the
Eastern market. The debt will then be
settled, to all intents and purposes.
And if this plan be carried out, instead
of, as Judge Beatty says, waiting six
years to have prosperity stare ur in the
fuco— in less than that time this city will
have a population of iifty thousand peo
ple; our property values will be raised to \
over forty millions of taxable property,
and our rate of city taxes will be less '
than 81 on the £100. Some people will
say, "but we still owe this debt." Sup
pose we do owe it, it will not be duR for
twenty yr-ai-s. and by that time Sacra
mento will, in all likelihood, have a
nopulation of one hundred thousand peo
ple, and the debt would be but a mere
bagatelle.
So, In my judgment this is the true
way to get out of the grasp of thes9 Shy
locks, for, while our debt is in their
hands, they will grasp for the last pound
of flesh; in fact, we must do something of
this kind. Look at our poor sewerage
system, and then at our City Fathers"
hiring a place in which to hold their daily
meetings! Where is there a city On the
roast, except this, that the city offices are
not owned by the commonwealth? I
venture to say there is not one. And
this i> all caused by our having to pay 55
per cent, of our taxes toward this debt
that is hanging over us.
Yes,.refund it—let the next generation
help to pay for the improvements that
we are making for their benefit. It is
not the amount of thi-; paltry debt that
we owe that is doing us so much injury,
but it is the way we owe it. What is a
million of dollars to tho wealth of this
city? It is really nothing. There is no
city in this country, of any note, but is
in debt more or leas, and were we to wipe
out tliis nightmare it would be like put
ting her in the position of a handsome
train of Pullman cars—all ready and
loaded with happy people, and only
waiting to be attached to the locomotive
that would speed them on to prosperity.
J. G. Martine.
Wanted at Colfax.
Eds. Record-Union: As you kindly
offer to publish short articles in your
'•Everybody's Column" that are of inter
est to the general public, please publish
the following: We are in need of a tin
smith. Mr. Moody, who carried on that
business here last, died over two years
ago. I tliink this a good opening lor
some one to start business.
Wm. Benjamin.
Colfax, October 30, 1891.
THE SAME THERE.
People In Marysvillo Also Object to
Street Hubbish Fires.
One of the most disagreeable nuisances
inilicted upon the people of any town or
city, remarks the Marysville Democrat,
is the practice by some people of burning
rubbish at night. The smoke arising
from these fires is impregnated with a
most stilling odor, and as the atmosphere
is heavy ut that time of the day, the
smoke spreads out and remains close to
the ground, tilling every house in the
neighborhood with the sickening fumes.
There is nothing more disagreeable or
objectionable than to retire to your room
for an evening and be compelled to
breathe the odors of a burning rubber
boot, a garden hose or a pile of feathers.
For the sake of suffering humanity tho
nuisance should be abated.
Hew Incorporations.
The following articles of incorporation
were filed in the Secretary of State's
office Saturday:
Mexico Mining and Development Com
pany of Los Angelos. Capital stock, $40,
--000. Directors—A. Mcl). McCook, JU A.
«Jrant, X.. 11. Wade, T. J. Nolton, C. W.
Hunt, d. HolterhofV, Jr., Charles A.
Marriner, T. B. Burnett and A. P. Ma
ginnis.
• .Javilan Mining and Milling Company
of Riverside. Capital stock, #1,000,000.
Directors —James H. Crosstnan, J. A.
Allen, J. S. CasLleman, C. W. Sylvester,
(i. h Bush, H. W. Bordwell, W. A. Pur
ington and P. S. Dinsmore.
Fresno Flume and Irrigation Company.
Capital stock, 1500,000. Directors—F.
Bollard. J. M. Heiskell, R. B. Johnson,
L. J. Miller and H. L. Musick.
First Congregational Church of Christ
in Petaluma. Directors —Henry John
son, 11. P. Bruinerd, Thomas A. Gilbert,
Ruth A. French, Mrs. M. M. Codding.
Catarrh causes discharge from the
nose, h^ul breath, pain between the eyes,
coughing, Choking, ringing noises in the
ears. Hood's Sarsaparilla.lby purifying
the blood, cures catarrh.
Give up an hour or two Tuesday morning
and attend groat auction sale of Alsip A Co. *
POVERTY'S MISFORTUNE.
A Land Litigant Who Experienced Its
Full Force.
He Could Not Pnt Up For the Cftsts of
a Continuance, and Had to Sub
mit to the Result.
The Supreme Court filed its decision on
Saturday in the case of David Eltzroth
vs. Patrick Ryan, et ai. (appellants;, ap
pealed from Tulare County.
Eltzroth brought suit to quiet title to a
section of land. Ryan, who lived in Ore
gon, was on his way to Tulare County,
and when he arrived at Oakland ho found
his attorney ill and unable to accompany
him. lie went to Visaliu alone and had
an attorney ask for a continuance of his
case. When the request wus made the
court asked if the defendant was ready to
pay the costs of a continuance. Ryan
said he was not, and the continuance
was therefore refused. The trial was
had and judgment rendered for the
plaintilf.
The Supreme Court says: "Every at
torney is supposed to examine the facts
and study up the law of a case before ho
enters upon the trial of it. And where,
as here, an attorney suddenly becomes
sick, and is thereby prevented from
being present at time set for trial, a
postponement should undoubtedly be
granted for such time, at least, as will
enable the litigant to procure another at
torney, and have him become familiar
with the facts and the law which he is ex
pected to present, lint, under our Code,
whenever a postponement of a trial is
asked on any ground, the court is author
ized, in its discretion, to make the pay
ment of costs a condition of granting tue
same. This condition was imposed by
the court below, and not accepted by the
defendant."
The judgment and order are therefore
afiirmed>
In the case of Cavanaugh vs. Jackson,
appealed from Stanislaus County, the
judgment is reversed. The dispute was
relative to the boundary line between
two ranches.
THE WEATHER.
One-Fourtb. of an Inch of Rain—Fair,
Hut Cloudy To-Day.
The Weather Bureau's reports show a
rainfall on Saturday evening of .04 of an
inch, making .1(1 of an inch for October,
which added to the .10 of an inch in Sep
tember, makes .20 of an inch for those
two months.
During early Sunday morning there
was measured .04 of an inch of rain,
making for this season to date .24 of an
inch, as against .SO of an inch to an equal
date last year.
The highest and lowest temperatures on
Saturday were 6S 3 and 50 D, and yesterday
t'A- and 52". The highest and lowest one
year ago on Saturday were Su^ and 17°,
one year ago yesterday 78° and 44°, and
one year ago to-day, 77° and 42°, showing
the temperature at present to be cooler
during the day and warmer at night than
it was last year at this date.
The mean temperature and total rain
fall for September is as follows for the
stations of the Weather Bureau Service
below:
Fort Canby, 56° and U inches of rain;
Portland, 58° and 5 inches of rain; Rose
burg, 88° and 3 inches of rain; Red Bluff,
Go° and .60 of an inch of rain; Sacramento,
64° and .10 of an inch of rain.
The barometrical readingsat 5 a. m. and
5 p. m. yesterday were 30.13 and 30.08
inches, showing but slight changes in the
weather. Lieutenant Finley predicts fair
but cloudy weather up to 12 m. to-day.
CALLED TO WASHINGTON.
Lieutenant Flnloy Relieved of Ills Dn
ties as Chief Signal Officer.
The following letter received from
Lieutenant John Finley, who has had
charge of the Pacific Coast Division of
the "Weather Bureau, explains itself:
"This communication will convey to
you the information of my relief from
duty as officer in charge of the Pacific
' Coast Weather Service, San Francisco,
Cal., under instructions from the Chief
of the Weather Bureau, who has directed
I me to proceed to Washington, D. C., and
report to him. I feel that I cannot leave
this field of work in which I have taken
so much interest without giving you and
many others a slight evidence of my sin
cere appreciation of your generous co
operation with me in efforts to build up
the Weather Service on the Pacific Coast.
"Without your assistance in furnishing
reports, distributing official information
and otherwiso encouraging tho work, the
measure of success would nave been less.
While called to another branch of the
service, I shall never forget interests of
the Pacific Coast and tho advantages I
have derived from a study of its remark
able climate and resources.
"1 shall probably retire from official
charge of the branch office about Novem
ber loth, when my successor, R. E. Ker
kam, will assume control.
"Again, thanking you for your cour
tesy and aid, and wishing the acquire
ment of every advantage for the welfare
ot the Pacific Slope, I remain, sincerely
yours. John P. Fix ley.
"First Lieutenant, Ninth Infantry."
TRAIN-JUMPERS PUNISHED
Three Vicious Tramps Get Their De
serts ut Judci' Cravens' Hands.
The trials of J. K. Morris, charged with
j battery, and Charles Belting and C.
i Childs, accused of disturbing the peace,
consumed considerable time in the Police
Court Saturday. These are the three men
; who were arrested for offensive conduct
toward the crew of the Oregon express
■ train near Marysville last week.
They tried to steal a ride from Vina,
I but were arrested. Morris showed fight
■ and engaged in a mill with one of the
! brakemen. The result was that he came
! out with a badly-discolored optic. The
; other two men submitted quietly to ar
: rest.
Judge Cravens found all three guilty
and before sentencing them he made the
law very plain. He said it Avas certainly
offensive conduct for anybody to steal a
ride, and especially a lot of tramps. They
not only annoyed the trainmen, but
frightened passengers. He said that
thuds and Bolting appeared to be the
'■ least troublesome of tho crowd, and they
were sentenced to pay a lino of 85 each.
The court remarked, however, in sen
tencing Morris, that he was a man who
i not only attempted to steal a ride, but
proposed to tight his way through if
necessary. 11 v was ordered to pay a line
of §100, or in default to serve fifty days in
jail.
City Finances.
City Auditor Young makes the follow
ing report of the receipts and disburse
ments of the city for the week ending
Saturday, October .31. 1891:
M. Coffi'y, water rates §1,555 00
Ueo. A- Putnam,city licenses 2uo 40
Qeo. A. Putnaifr, saloon licenses... 1,288 80
Geo. A. Patiuun. do-; licenses 14 40
H.O. Cravens, i'oiiee Court ones.. 45 oo
; IX. H. Singleton, cemetery dues Sir ;>o
Joseph Wiseman, harbor dues 150 oo
Albert Hart, tuition non-residents 12 oo
Total receipts #3,703 10
Total disbursements $20,001 90
Amount In City Treasury $95,295 51
APrOUTIOX! P AS FOLLOWS:
Sinking and Interest Fund 511.G05 11
General Fund 17.H40 01
WaterWorkgFund 1 s>o 9u
Fire Department Fund Io':i38 77
School Fund 10,830 G8
Levee Fund <i 25 09
Cemetery Fund o 197 e;i
Street Repair Fund.... 11*133 07
Police Fund v ' 7 qq .-,,;
Bond Redemption Fund 4 \~s 137
Library Fund 1,74 1 2S
Kxhuiuatkm Fund. .". 270 ">()
Hewer "Fund 3 7C 1 •{ \
Dog Fund 16 8 5
.Special Street Improvement Fund
Street Bond Fund 75;> :J9
To"il i95,2«)5 5i
Improving the Convent Grounds.
A committee consisting of Bishop
Manogue, Chris. Green and Colonel
James McNa.sser on Saturday opened the
bids for filling in the block of land occu
pied by the convent In the northwestern
portion of the city.
There were several bidders for the
work, but James Touhey secured the
contract at twenty-six and three-quarter
cents per cubic yard. Thi3 morning Mr.
Touhey will put a force of men and fif
teen teams at work, and the raising of the
block will be completed in aoout a
month.
Deserted His Family.
On Saturday Officer McLaughlin ar
rested here a young man named A. H.
Dunn, on a charge of having deserted his
wife and infant in Oakland.
iHinu was employed in a store here,
but has bpen taken to Oakland to answer
the charge against him.
Sleepers for Oregon Emigrants.
Hereafter there will bo a through lino
of tourist sleeping cars for the accommo
dation of travelers from Portland to Den
ver, via Sacramento. Heretofore this ac
commodation was only afforded as far as
this city.
if _
Berlin Congh Cure.
For coughs and colds and ali lung and
throat affections this article has superior
merit. It is perfectly harmless, gives imme
diate relief, and cures the worst cases in from
two to thn c days. Indorsed by our best phv
slciniis. Try a bottle and you will always
keep it. Pnoe, jjo cent a a bottle. The W il
Rone Company, San Francisco, sole propri
etors. Kirk, Geary & Co., sole agents. Try C
C. Liniment for aches and pains.
Residence of seven rooms (814K X street)
to rent November lht. Inquire at t>3l Jstreet
at Coopers music store. *
(E;hanoc^ iJailix f«?r the f^efr
COMMENCING*—
Wednesday Next
jPIT G jPI. IXI.
We have purchased a large stock of Milli
nery Goods from Mrs. E. A. Wayne, who
formerly did business in San Francisco. This
stock comprises all the latest and newest
styles in Ladies' and Children's Hats,
Trimmings, Ornaments, etc. Wishing to dis
pose of these goods quickly we shall sell them
at less than the wholesaler's price. We have
also secured the services of Mrs. Wayne to
assist in selling the same. This will be one
of the grandest opportunities ever offered in
this city for ladies to secure great values at
low prices.
Trimmed and lintFiiiiined Hals in a Great Variety of
Shapes. All Fall Styles,
Silk, Velvets, Ribbons, Tips, Feafers, Birds, Wings,
Ornaments, Flowers, Etc, Etc.
Storms are brewing. How about your
waterproof garments? We carry the CANDEE
brand of Rubber Goods, the best in the world
and the lowest prices. Boots, Shoes, Arctics,
Footholds, Gossamers, Gents' and Boys' Rubber
Coats in all grades, Leggings, Pants and Hats.
We also have the Anchor brand of Oil Clothing
at prices less than inferior brands.
C. H. GILMAN,
RED HOUSE, SACRAMENTO.
AHEAD OF ALL, MAGEE RANGES^
Just received the second carload of those celebrated
MAGEE RANGES, the world's best. This makes the second
carload this month. Our sales on the MAGEE RANGES are
rapidly increasing. Buy a MAGEE and you will use no
other. Prices for a No. 7, $29 and up.
I have the largest and most complete stock of
IRjQs.Pi.LOPsL HEATING STTOVEIS
On the coast, and at the lowest prices. I also have a larae in
voice of HOT-AIR FURNACES. Parties wishing a Furnace
for their residence will do well to call on me before aivina
their order, far I have the only Furnace guaranteed to heat
five rooms with no more fuel than you would use in an or
dinary Parlor Stove. Be sure and see them. lam sole agent.
H. K. WALLACETBI3-818 J St., Sacramento.
HARRY TRIM, tast« 'w^ m*,
_ 7 s- w- Cor- Twelfth and O Sts. Telephone 898. j
MAIN OFFICE—Second street. L and M. YARD— Front and R streets. Sacramento.
fflHffceUttttggttg. |ruit«, §rec*», firooucc, (etc.
W* R. BTRONG CO.,
 —-WHOLESALE DEALERS IX
SELLECK., F*rtxit and. Produce,
Tie * Leading * Photographer, «, ggggg£
Posto&ce Building, Fourth and X Sts. wholesale
ftoit* Produce and Cemmission Merchant!
SACRAMENTO, CAX,.
' ' '■ '■ P. O. Box 170.
" . j i —:r yflL . \jr\ \w * H wood~& co*
/ JjJrJ \L ffflt *F ! Wbolesalo Dealers and Shippers of
VMM^^^Mit Calif'Orilia Fruits' I)otafoes ' BeaDS»
J^fiSflrW J^^i^E: I BUTTER, ETC.
■^fjgS^ Wt WBl ' KOB' 117 to Xjs J trept»
Mi HH«^^ i C^JR'ris BROS. & CO.,
ij«3 sd&^oKci P/^^^. General lommi9sion Merchants,
I js®^nkT*&K Wholesale Dealers ia Fruitand Prodaoe,
i^^yffilltW* i 30S ' 310, 813 X St., Sacramento.
jffi fft^/jy^SS^^^\fXr\ ! relcphone 37. Postoffice Box 335.
W/^of'^^ yj^i^\| GREGORYBROS CO
WBL2?. D>N \L- J OUCCEhHORS TO GREGORY. BARNES *A
HF^vT . Ml Mil in iiiiiiiibiiiiill|7TM 000., Nob. 126 and 128 J St., H.vcraniento,
<^l Qli^.^- rOU-*, jCI- ' *. wholenaie dealers in Produce and Fruit. Full
BH JJAJVW/V\Cif COX-OCIAJVC^ i J^iß of Potatoes, Vegetables, Green and
r^S <TW* ?Z icd Ffu't«. Beans, Alfalfa, Butter, Etgs.
rr3 —i. *JCXAXAv m _ m^ £, h. eese. Poultry, etc., always on hand. Orderi
SB * o»ed at LOWEST VLXTTA.
ffl «£oo^i^<Sxwst<iMcio«>:^co^vvv. IoLHOOL BOOKS,
| ntafc-^-fc^*^.— SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
a Owafcou.C&«ty Largest Stock,
Fl X^Sv** S.X&o,*^. Best Goods,
\x %m,.suxs.mtp. $*M.Batf;&cfi. Correct Prices.
MBswooD HAtL hchserie* CROCKER'S, 208-210 J Street
mr-Opea Et onjngsjrhlg^yfeek.
Timothy Hopkins, FRIEND &TER R V
IJESLO PARK, SAS MATEO COUNTY, CAL
Carnations, Ro^Cnr y8 .nt h emnnu. | LumbwCompany.
Weak Men and Women r^
OHOULD USE DAMIAXA HITTFJIP. ' Pff TKTTTWfi D- JOHNSTON «t CO. :
tbc Great Mexican Remedy; give* Health I * XUll 1 All Iff 410 J STREET.
an<. Strength to the SeiUal Orgaus. k »
J HiHN A- nrt AAf\ T C*___* *_ !f ORDERS FSOM THE COUNTRY PROMPTLY FlUtO ' I
| w «*nn « VAJ., 4OU J Street, Agflni. j Stafeflfe^/^^vj-.H -^7^aui-aivaT^ti'.F-^r^ -(r-- ~ nf
(PapttTg IPrtUctt gant*».
i
1 CAPAY COLONY.
Bes? Fruit-Growers ia a Pretty
Yolo Valley—Tancred and Its
Adjoining Farms.
"p THE SPRING OF LAST YEAB
Robert a. and Neal t>. Barker associated
themselves with \Y illiam McKay, all or Oak
land, with a view of searching out a suitable
'.osßtion m which to engage in tiie profitable
occupation of frutt- C row!ng. After visltinc
"any localities, they decided on the Capay
Valley, Yolo County, and the Rhodes tract at
Tancred.
Negotiations were opened wiin the Capay
Galley Land Company, owning the fact ia
Question. AVith W. 11. Mills, the General
Apent of that company, thry arranged lor tha
purchase or about 220 acres of foothill iand
This being more than they had thought of
taking for their own use, they spoice to »
number of friends about it. with the result
thattho tract was divided among the follow
Ing people: B. L. Ilickok, 40 acres; W. T.
Darnett, 1:0 acres; N. T. Grcathead, 20 acres;
Mrs. L. Greathead. 20 acres; \V. McKay,
acres; N. D. Barker, 20 acres; R. a. Barker,
20 acres; J. p. Brownlee, 20 acres; E. H. Uaa
lett, lOacr^; Joseph Barker, 10 acres; A. W.
KelJy' 10 aen*s, and I'rederlck Kelly, 10 acres!
Solar this had been merely a private ven
ture of the gentiem«d above named, but ia
talking up the question cf dividing tho land
already purchased, It was found that so many
mcro would like to join it than the area or the
purchase would admit of, fcfatrt i t waa Bus .
gested on all hands, "Why not - o 'Ct Rome more
land and divide it up in tiie same way?"
Then followed the idea of a stock company to
take hold of a larger inict and MTttßge for the
cultivation of the v/hole of it, after subdividing
It according to tho requirements of the tub.
ecribers. A provision*! board was formed, a
prospectus Issued, and finally, on the Gf.i of
June, 1890, the Western Co-operative Col
onisation and Improvement Company waa
duly registered and proceeded to business,
#ita the following officers: President, Will
i?.ir. McKay; Vico-President, M. P. Browu;
Birectors-H. C. Ellis, Charles Brooke and
R. A. Barker, Secretary and General Manager,
Neal D. Barker; Solicitor, C. E. Snook; Treas
urer, First National Bank of Oakland.
The balance of the tract, 373 acres, was pur
chased. A contract was entered into for the
purchase ol a lar-je number of fruit trees,
vines, etc. This early purchase of lives was
the means of saving between $3,000 and
¥4,000 to the company, the prices in some
cases having more than doubled since tii^n.
The ideas which the prospectus set forth
have been but slightly modified and the
progress of the company has been uninter
rupted. Those who went into it doubtlngly
have become enthusiastic, and almost all the
members arranged to set out all their lands In
fruit trees, etc., the first year. Consequently
in this, the first season, some 40,000 trees and
between 20.000 and 30.000 vines will ba
pstntea.
The satisfactory working of this scheme haa
had the effect of attracting considerable at
tention to the work of the Colony Company,
and ft number of people are now desirous of
joining in with them. An additional 200
acre* have been added to the sixty acre*
originally purchased.
For the company is predicted a very bright
future, as well as for the beautiful vallry X
which their operations are conducted. Ho\y
this marvelous little garden has come to bo * o
long neglected is a puzzle to every one who
has visited it, but one thing is very sure, ana
that is that this neglect will never again be
frit in the valley.
The fruits set oat are mostly of the standard
varieties-peaches, apricots, Bartlett pears,
prunes, figs, raisin grapes, etc., while along
both sides of the avenues, throughout the
tract, walnuts will throw their graceful shade.
A considerable number of citrus trees are also
being set out: quite a sufficient number to
demonstrate that these fruits can be success
fully grown in the valley, about which the
colonists appear to have no doubt, provided
proper care is given to the young trees. Neal
D. Barker, General Manager of the company,
resides on the tract, and to his care Is to be as
cribed much of the success of the venture.
Mention should be made of the town-site,
about which there is a pleasant Innovation
which might with profit be followed by more
ambitious places. A small park of some three
acres has been laid out right iv the center of
the town. This park it is proposed to beautify
by planting in it from time to time as many
of the beauties and curiosities of tree and
shrub life as may be obtained by diligent
search and a wise expenditure of money. It
is not expected that Tancred will ever ba a
large and busy city, but It Is thought that it
can be made a very pleasant little place to
dwell in.
A petition has been circulated recently and
very largely signed, asking the county to ac
cept Island avenue, on the colony tract, as a
county road, and to build a bridge across
Cache Creek at this point, in order to give the
settlers on the east side of the creek access to
Tancred Station. The Tancred colonists are
quite willing to give the necessary right of
way, and are very desirous of hiving a bridge
there, an the colony lands extend along both
Bides of the stream. It Is thought that it
would be a very wise expenditure of public
money to grant thorn this very necessary im
provement, as the operations of such com
panies are of widespread benefit to the whole
county and State. The attractions and com
forts of the cities are well known, but to those
who are willing to settle on the land and show
that the country also -affords attractions ami
comforts and ways of making money pleas
antly, every Inducement should be held forth.
The following is a list of the principal mem
bers of the Tancred Colonj% with the number
of acres owned by each, and a laot worthy of
mention is that in each contract or deed is
sued by the Colony Company thrre. Is a pro
vision that no intoxicating liquor shall evet
be manufactured or sold on the land. Tiie ap
parent success ottho enterprise shows that
the Ideas and plans of the colony, as set forth
in the prospectns some time a?o, are notim
pnftkablc: C. T. Hull, Berkeley, 5 acres; \V.
P. Battuften, Oakland, 14 acres; C.S. Kasson,
Ban Francisco, 11 acres; Jos. Barker, 10 acres;
A.W.Kelly, Kincardine, Out., 5 acres; >'. T.
Greathead, 5 acres; li. Q. Greathead, Oakland
10 acres; R. A. Barker, San Francisco, 10
aorps; N. D. Barker, Tancred, 10 acres; Dr. K.
Favor, San Francißc-o, a? acres; J. P. Brownlee.
Kincardine, Ont., 9 acres; W. T. BarneU,
Berkeley, 5 acres; M. P. Brown, 10 acres;
Cbas. Brook, Sr,, Oakland, 10 acres; W. C.
Boutelle, Berkeley, 20 acres; Mrs. T. A.Crelin,
Oakland, 5 acres; C. H. Pea<-li, Tancrod, 5
acres; H. C. Ellis, Oakland, 10 acres; J. Van<
stone, Winnipeg, 10 acres; E. A. Vaastone,
Tancred, 5 acres; B. Wadsworth, Sacramento,
5 acres; M. A. Thoums, Oakland, 0 acres;
James Graham, Han V ran el ecu, 11 acres; A.
P!:irk, 12 acres; J. Stark, 10 acres; Mis. il.
Vrooman, 5 acres; C. E. Snook, 10 acres; C.
T. Greathead, 12 acrra; Wm. McKay, 5 acres;
Mrs. Wm. McKay, Oakland, 5 acres; Mrs. B,
0. "SVooley. Brooklyn, K. V., 10 acres; Mrs. H.
Beckley, Oakland, 5 acres; T. A. Marrictt, 5
acres; J. C. Harrison, Tancred, 5 acres. The
land reserved by tho Colony Company, la?
dingrJn townsite, consists of 61 acres.
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